This book examines the results of the special portion of the 2003 PISA survey of student achievement that relates to problem-solving skills. Covering 40 countries (Australia; Austria; Belgium; Canada; Czech Republic; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Iceland; Ireland; Italy; Japan; Republic...

Those who are self-employed without employees are people whose primary activity is self-employment and do not employ others. The incorporated self-employed are only partly or non-included in the counts of self-employed in several countries. This indicator is measured by sex as percentage of...

This study features a collection of eight case studies of exemplary cases from secondary schools as well as international literature reviews and policy analysis related to formative assessment, the frequent assessments of student progress to identify learning needs and shape teaching. It...

Comment éveiller et cultiver l’intérêt des adolescents pour le « travail » scolaire ? Il est rare que les jeunes enfants ne soient pas curieux mais, au moment où ils abordent l'adolescence, leur appétit de savoir semble bien souvent s'émousser. Nombreux sont ceux qui quittent...

This study features a collection of eight case studies of exemplary cases from secondary schools as well as international literature reviews and policy analysis related to formative assessment – the frequent assessments of student progress to identify learning needs and shape teaching. It...